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Can’t wait until the US has a Ballroom Day like the French have a Bastille Day.
the tone deafness is beyond parody
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On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
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According to Portland Councilor Avalos, she received an email days before her house caught fire reading “hope the entire state burns and your house is the first one to go."

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Hey Portland! A column by Councilor Avalos
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Drivers will never stop being takers unless we make them pay what car infrastructure actually costs.
If it walks like a duck, looks like a duck, and talks like a duck…
Here is Gregory Bovino, the man in charge of ICE agents in Chicago.
Already hearing folks on the bus talking about delaying paying rent so they can buy groceries next month. People are desperate and no SNAP is gonna hit hard. I guess the ruling class may learn soon most regimes fall because people are hungry, not because of the tyranny.
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makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies
He’s not wrong. As long as Trump can pay DHS and the military, he can use what’s left of the federal government however he likes.
My current crackpot theory is that congress is not coming back and the billionaires are just going to pay bribes to Trump to keep open the privatized agencies they like and shutter the rest.
Unfortunately as politically tinged violence increases as the US cements itself into a fascist state, stuff like this will become more common. This arson is horrible, elected officials should not have to worry about their safety like this.
Portland police say they are investigating a possible arson outside of City Councilor Candace Avalos’ East Portland home.
Police Investigating Fire That Consumed Councilor Candace Avalos’ Car
Sophie Peel
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I mean isn’t the Democratic Party just Reaganites anyway? Obama out Reaganed Reagan
Democrats should just start rolling out ad after ad of Reagan voiceovers.
"We lead the world because, unique among nations, we draw our people -- our strength -- from every country and every corner of the world."

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You can do that so long as you still write about bike stuff in Portland now and then. Bikes can liberate us too.
Also Rockne Roll was a one time Republican candidate for the Oregon Legislature in 2008.
You should vote yes and if you’re one of those dummies who complain about your property taxes and are voting no, I’d like to remind you that if you have the money buy property in Portland, you have the money to pay the extra $10 a year for nice parks for everyone
It’s only a matter of time before soldiers and the Feds deployed to Portland start getting SAD really bad. One of my favorite Lewis and Clark facts is they hated Oregon because it rained so much they got really sad and they couldn’t wait to leave in the spring. Let it rain!
I think my favorite thing about "every city reveals its inner character" era of ice protests is that people keep saying portland is weird or cute or nice or silly when one of the most common chants at the ice building is people looking up at feds on the roof and yelling "jump! jump! jump!" in unison
Portland resists with whimsical improv theater, Chicago resists by screaming at weird jagoffs that don’t belong in the neighborhood. Every city brings its own strengths to the fight
Oh no! Will someone think of the poor landlords!
The same Portland ICE Landlord also struck a protester with his SUV in 2018 and said he wanted to fight them.

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Does this mean the Blue Jays win the World Series by default?
In case anyone is wondering, he’s located on page 32 of this 2008 Voters Pamphlet

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It is, Rockne is a real human being. And is also located in this 2008 voters pamphlet on page 32 running as a republican
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Merkley: "What we've seen is that democracies no longer die bc men w/guns go in and take it over. Instead, it's electeds who erode the separation of power. If you have a rubber-stamp Congress & courts that deliver more power to the executive, suddenly you have an authoritarian state. It's here now."
The fee is a good idea but there is so much more that could be done
Long term the city could eminent domain the land for a freeway they’ll never build (looking at you Fremont expressway) or a park (Albina and Unthank Parks).